Last seen: Jul 22, 2025
My experience with an MCS registered installer which was a requirment for the RHI payments (now in their 7th and final year) is that the standard sets...
My Grant system was installed 6 years ago (I'm now in the last year of the RHI payments). We have UFH on both ground and first floors and separate roo...
I emailed Y&Y (they invited listeners comments) after they covered heat pumps in a broadcast on 1st March this year. I also thought their coverage...
If you expect to sell your house in the future it is helpful to have a paper trail evidencing regular maintenance of things like boilers, heat pumps, ...
Leaving aside the prejudices of the Telegraph and the Guardian I think it is fair to say that many of us on these forums (sorry, fora) are here becaus...
Thank you to all for your responses on this topic. I've now had that further conversation with the firm, the outcome of which is £50 off the bill an...
Have now got the itemised bill from the plumber (it's standard when you get a car serviced, so why not plumbers?). Among other items he's charging me ...
@iancalderbank Thanks for confirming my own misgivings. Looks like the plumber and I will be having a further conversation. Mike
@editor Thanks - its helpful to have my own sense confirmed. Mike
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